短信平台这东西相信大家都不陌生，但作为Drupal插件，还是蛮新鲜的。这款插件叫“SMS Framework”，地址是 http://drupal.org/project/smsframework 。它发布了1.0。

SMS Framework 的核心部分是一个很基本的框架，它定义了一系列函数或说接口，可以让其他开发者方便地创建前台界面或是后台短信接口（Gateway），同时也提供了一些利用这个框架创建的实用插件。比如 sms_user 可以让每个用户关联一个号码，sms_clickatell 是一个 Gateway，等等（具体参考文末附录）。这些插件还并不完善，所以到目前为止，SMS Framework 还只是一个开发工具。而本文想说的就是利用它开发可以在中国发送短信的Drupal插件。

Last weekend I had the pleasure of presenting a talk on jQuery in Drupal at Drupal Camp Vancouver and I felt it would be worthwhile to follow it up with a blog post where I could re-iterate and elaborate on some of the most important points, as I feel this is an area where there's a lot of confusion in the Drupal world.

Update

As promised in my last post, I will present a CoCKTaiL-based code-generator, which accepts CoCKTaiL input and generates php suitable for importing into Drupal via the CCK Content-copy module.

DrupalCon Session

I have submitted a session proposal on Taming CCK configurations with CoCKTail for DrupalCon Boston. Please consider reviewing this and voting for it if you would be interested in seeing CoCKTaiL gain a wider following.

Code available via anonymous SVN

I have made code available via anonymous svn at Raincity's public SVN repository. I encourage anyone interested to have a look at this, take it for a spin, and contribute! But, be warned that this is still very experimental code.

Status

The current version of the code supplies a command-line validator, which checks CoCKTaiL code. The error reporting is extremely naive, still. Also, there is a template-based code generator, which will take CoCKTaiL as input, and generate php code suitable for import into a Drupal application. Both of these are specified as PHP Lemon input files, sharing a common grammar (and Lexer), of course.

Despite the breathy post title, Raincity staffers DID NOT pose for the cover of the newest tome from romance-centric publisher Harlequin, however the RCS team DID build the new eHarlequin Community.

Less than a week since launch, the fresh participatory marketing endeavor is already bustling with activity and humming along to enthusiastic reviews.

The details of the myriad new features and the tricky customizations crafted within a compressed time-line (along with the big strategic vision of the project) are summed up in the eHarlequin Portfolio entry.
However, what was most interesting from my vantage point was how quickly the participation started on the live site.

A few quick Badcamp annotations:

Kent Bye checks in with a library of social media he created at Badcamp. He makes a regular vidcast, recorded Badcamp sessions (including audio on Dmitri's presentation about themeing - or grab a whole audio listing at Drupal.org. While I'm here, Kent rocks the Flickr with screenshots too.